What Can I Recycle?
Live off Campus? Scroll down and find out where you can bring your recyclables. Recycling can only work if we all dispose of recyclables and trash items in their respective bins. The following information will help you distinguish what materials are acceptable for Loyola's recycling program.
| Item | Recycle It! | Loyola Non-Recyclable Items |
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Paper |
• Brochures and flyers • All colors of office paper • File folders • Envelopes (all colors, windowed) • Glossy magazines, catalogs telephone books • Junk mail • Newspaper and inserts • Cardboard, cereal boxes, paper towel rolls • Paper bags • Paper cups (clean or used but not greasy) compostable cups are not to be placed in recycling bins • Paper plates |
• Food wrappers |
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Cans |
• Aluminum and steel cans |
• Plastic containers: (No recycling triangle = NOT recyclable |
| Other Recyclable Items: Batteries, Printer Inkjet, Cartridges & Electronics | ||
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Batteries |
Single-use dry batteries from cell-phones, cameras, etc. Look for specially marked battery collection canisters at both Lakeside campuses. Lakeshore Campus Locations: Water Tower Campus Locations: |
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Inkjet Printer Cartridges |
Special collection boxes are located at both Lakeside campuses. Lakeshore Campus Locations: Information Commons - Digital Media Lab; Quinlan LSB east entrance; The Hub-Sullivan Center Water Tower Campus Locations: |
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Small Electronics |
The University is partnering with Recycling Avenue and Think Recycle to collect small electronic items (cell and smart phones, print cartridges, laptops/notebooks, MP3 players, E-book readers, modems, routers, handheld game systems, digital cameras, cordless house phones) and recycle ethically. Look for the the clearly marked bins at the following locations: |
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| Misc. Items |
Computers, Fax Machines, AV Materials and Other Electronics
Copier and Printer Toner Cartridges HP and Dell copier and printer toner cartridges can be recycled for refill and reuse. Generally, new toners come with a paid-return shipping label. If your toner does nothave a return shipping label, you can easily access a label via their website.
Ricoh Toner Recycling Program Ricoh Business Systems provides a Toner Recycling Program for the University. Recovered plastics will be utilized at waste-to-energy power generation plants, or when applicable, used as recycled plastic material. Even the shipping and packing materials will be recycled.
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Off-Campus Recycling
Live off campus? The City of Chicago provides drop-off locations for your recyclables.
Please visit: Chicago Recycling Drop Off Locations to find a center convenient for you.
Take action and work with your landlord and Alderperson's Office to get recycling in the apartment building you live!